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On This Date: (Feb. 9, 1978)

February 9, 1978 - Lehighton receives pins from five of its wrestlers to gain a 37-21 Centennial League victory over Pleasant Valley. Tom Krell produces the first fall of the match at 114 pounds in a time of 1:16. The Indians get consecutive pins from Jason Green, Steve Bottcher and Karl Schaffer to take a huge lead. Green’s fall comes at 1:02 of his 129-pound match, while Bottcher needs 5:07 at 135. Schaffer completes the trifecta with a 4:40 pin at 141. Kevin Snyder adds the final six-pointer in 2:20 at 170. The winners also receive a major decision from Steve Brownmiller (122) and a decision from Dan McMullen (101).